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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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