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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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