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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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