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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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