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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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