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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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