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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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