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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

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