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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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