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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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