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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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