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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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