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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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