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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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