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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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