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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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