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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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