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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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