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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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