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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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