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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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