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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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