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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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