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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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