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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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