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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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