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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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