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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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