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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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