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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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