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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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