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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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