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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

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