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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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