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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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