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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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