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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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