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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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