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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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