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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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