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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

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