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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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