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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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