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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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