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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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