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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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