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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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