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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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