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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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