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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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