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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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