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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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