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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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