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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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