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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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