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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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