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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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