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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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