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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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