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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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