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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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