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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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