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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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