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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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