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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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