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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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