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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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