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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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