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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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