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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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