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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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