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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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