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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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