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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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