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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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