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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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