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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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