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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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