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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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