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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

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