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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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