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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

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