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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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