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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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