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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

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