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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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