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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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