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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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