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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

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