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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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