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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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