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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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