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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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