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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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