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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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