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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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