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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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