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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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