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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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