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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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