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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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