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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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