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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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