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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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