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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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