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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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