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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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