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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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