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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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