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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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