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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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