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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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