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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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