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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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