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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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