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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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