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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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