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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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