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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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