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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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