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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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