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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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