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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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