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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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