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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

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