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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

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