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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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