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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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