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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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