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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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