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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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