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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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