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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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