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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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