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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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