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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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