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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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