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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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