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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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