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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

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