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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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