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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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