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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

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