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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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