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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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