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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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