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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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