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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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