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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

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