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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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