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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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