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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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