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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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