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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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