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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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