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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

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