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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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