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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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