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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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