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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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