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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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