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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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