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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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