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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning enable learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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