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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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