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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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