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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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