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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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