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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

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