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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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