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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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