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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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