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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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