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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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