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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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