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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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