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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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