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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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