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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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