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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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