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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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