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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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