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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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