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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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