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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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