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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

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