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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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