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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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