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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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