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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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