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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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