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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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