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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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