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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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