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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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