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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually 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 many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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