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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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