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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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