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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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