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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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