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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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