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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

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