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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

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