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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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