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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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