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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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