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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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