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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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