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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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