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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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