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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

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