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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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