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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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