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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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