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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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