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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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