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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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