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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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