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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

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