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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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