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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. 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. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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