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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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