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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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