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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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