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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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