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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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