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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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