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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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