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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

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