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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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