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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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