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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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