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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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