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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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