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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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