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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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