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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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