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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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