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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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