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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

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