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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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