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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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