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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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