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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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