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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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