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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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