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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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