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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

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