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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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