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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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