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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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