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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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