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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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