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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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