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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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