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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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