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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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