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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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