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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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