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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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