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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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