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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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