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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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