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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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