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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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