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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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