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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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