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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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