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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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