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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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