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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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