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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

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