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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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