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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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