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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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