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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

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