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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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