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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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