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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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