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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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