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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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