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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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