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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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