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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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