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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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