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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

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