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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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