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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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