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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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