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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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