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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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