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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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