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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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