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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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