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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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