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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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