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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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