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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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