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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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