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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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