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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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