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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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