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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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