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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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