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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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