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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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