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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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