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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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