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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

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