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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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