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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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