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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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