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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free 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 numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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