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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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