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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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