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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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