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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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