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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

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