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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

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