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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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