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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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