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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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