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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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