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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

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