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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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