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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

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