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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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