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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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