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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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