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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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