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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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