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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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