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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

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