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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

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