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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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