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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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