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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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