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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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