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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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