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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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