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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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