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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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