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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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