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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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