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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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