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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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