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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

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