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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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