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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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