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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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