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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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