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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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