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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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