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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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