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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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