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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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