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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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