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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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