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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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