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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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