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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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