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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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