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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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