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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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