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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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