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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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