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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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