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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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