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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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