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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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