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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

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