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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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