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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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