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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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