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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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