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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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