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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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