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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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