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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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