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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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