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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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