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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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