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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

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