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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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