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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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