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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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