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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

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