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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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