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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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