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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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