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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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