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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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