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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

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