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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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