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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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