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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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