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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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