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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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