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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are empowering humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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