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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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