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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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