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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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