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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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