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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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