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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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