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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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