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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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