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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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