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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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