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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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