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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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