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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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