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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

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