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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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