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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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