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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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