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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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