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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Sudan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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