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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

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