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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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