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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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