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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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