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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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