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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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