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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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