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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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