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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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