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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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