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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

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