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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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