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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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