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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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