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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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