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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

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