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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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