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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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