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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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