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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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