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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

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