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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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