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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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