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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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