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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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