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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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