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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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