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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

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