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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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