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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

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