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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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