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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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