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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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