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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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