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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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