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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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