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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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