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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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