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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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