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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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