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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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