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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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