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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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