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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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