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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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