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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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