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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

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