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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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