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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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