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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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