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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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