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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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