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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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