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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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