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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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