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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

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