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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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