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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

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