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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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