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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

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