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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

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