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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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