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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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