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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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