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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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