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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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