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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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