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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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