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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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