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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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