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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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