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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

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