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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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