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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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