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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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