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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

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