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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

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