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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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