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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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