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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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