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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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