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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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