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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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