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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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