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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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