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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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