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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

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