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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

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