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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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