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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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