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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

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