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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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