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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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