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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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